"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" I Only Have Eyes for You (1998)

User Rating:

8.2/10   

Director:

James Whitmore Jr.

Writers:

Joss Whedon (creator)
Marti Noxon (written by)

TV Series:

"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997)

Original Air Date:

21 huhtikuu 1998 (Season 2, Episode 19)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Fantasy

Plot:

Even by Sunnydale standards, pupils and teachers have disturbing illusions which make them do crazy things...

Plot Keywords:

Library | Female Protagonist | Hero Gone Bad | Heroine | Demon

Cast

Sarah Michelle Gellar	...	Buffy Summers
Nicholas Brendon	...	Xander Harris
Alyson Hannigan	...	Willow Rosenberg
Charisma Carpenter	...	Cordelia Chase
David Boreanaz	...	Angelus
Anthony Head	...	Rupert Giles (as Anthony Stewart Head)
Meredith Salenger	...	Grace Newman (as Meredith Salinger)
Christopher Gorham	...	James Stanley
John Hawkes	...	George
Miriam Flynn	...	Mrs. Frank
Brian Reddy	...	Police Chief Bob
James Marsters	...	Spike
Juliet Landau	...	Drusilla
Armin Shimerman	...	Principal Snyder
Brian Poth	...	Fighting Boy

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-PG

Company:

Mutant Enemy

Trivia:

The scene when ghosts Grace and James take over Angel and Buffy's bodies was filmed first with Meredith Salenger and Christopher Gorham playing Grace and James. This was so that the film could be watched and mimicked by Sarah Michelle Gellar and David Boreanaz when it came their turn to film it.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The murder-suicide of the student and teacher happened in 1955 but the song called I Only Have Eyes For You which was sung by The Flamingos came out in 1959. This means that the student who killed his teacher couldn't have listened to the record in 1955 since the record wasn't released until 1959.

Quotes:

Angelus: Fun fact about wasps. They have no taste for the undead. Not that a sting would do me any damage, it's just... tonight's special. I wanted to look my best for you.
Buffy: [possessed by the ghost James] You're the only one. The only person I can talk to.
Angelus: Gosh, Buff. That's really pathetic.
Buffy: [faces him] You can't make me disappear just because you say it's over.
Angelus: Actually... I can. In fact...
[Angelus is possessed by the ghost Grace]
Angelus: I just want you to be able to have some kind of normal life. We can never have that, don't you see?
[...]

Movie Connections:

References The Exorcist (1973)

Soundtrack:

Charge

One of my Top Ten Buffy Episodes

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

Everything about this episode is perfectly done. The cast are, as usual, outstanding, the storyline is creative and clever and it is easily one of my favourite Buffy episodes from all seven seasons. I think the reason it is so good is because is differs from the usual good vs bad notion of the show, with the spirits in this case being real people with a past and they are not cut-and-dried evil, but people you actually really feel for. The storyline of James & Grace fits in so well with the Buffy/Angel saga that is currently unfolding, and the part when they take on the spirits of James & Grace is so emotional and dramatic, it really touches you. The fifties theme is fantastic and it really helps if you love the theme song for the episode, as it gives the episode so much warmth and feeling. Love this episode of Buffy, definitely in the top ten for me.